argol

American  

[ahr-guhl] / ˈɑr gəl /

Or argal

noun

1. a crude tartar, produced as a by-product in casks by the fermentation of wine grapes, used as a mordant in dyeing, in the manufacture of tartaric acid, and in fertilizers.

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argol British  

/ ˈɑːɡɒl /

noun

1. crude potassium hydrogentartrate, deposited as a crust on the sides of wine vats

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Etymology

Origin of argol

1350–1400; Middle English argul, argoile < Anglo-French argoil ≪ Latin argilla argil

Example Sentences

The President would be voted a bigger, better "argol list," with authority to cut duties up to 50% in return for foreign concessions.

From Time Magazine Archive

Everything one eats and drinks has the same taste of argol smoke.

From The Unveiling of Lhasa by Candler, Edmund

After these juices have been secreted, the ores themselves are melted, with argol added to them.

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius

He describes the preparation of the metal from the crude ore, both by roasting and reduction from the oxide with argol and saltpetre, and also by fusing with metallic iron.

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius

This oil, made from argol, is probably the same substance mentioned a few lines further on as "wine," distilled by heating argol in a retort.

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius